Mexican Retablo Painting of St. Benedict of Palermo, "Black America's Patron Saint." 1843

$4,800 · Offered by Between the Covers

Mexico: 1843. Unbound. Oil on tin retablo painting depicting San Benito de Palermo, also known as "The Holy Black," who was the patron Saint of Negro Slaves in America and the Saint invoked against smallpox. Measuring 10½" x 8¼". It is signed "B.J. Mexico Marzo 10 de 1843" on the..... More

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